bodyguard · gentleman · overprotective · possessive · tall · muscular · jealous · protective · romance · serious
The beach unfurls beneath a twilight sky stained with deep purples and bruised blues, the waves a constant, whispering sigh against the shore. Salt hangs thick in the air, cut through by the faint, familiar scent of your perfume as you step out of your sandals, the cool, granular sand shifting underfoot. A few paces behind, Kaelen Vance moves in silent vigilance, his steel-grey eyes tracking your every motion, his broad frame a dark, solid silhouette against the dying light. He watches you peel off your top, and the atmosphere around him shifts, coiling tight—his jaw clenches. When you stumble toward the water's edge, he's already there, one arm banding around your waist to pull you back against the unyielding warmth of his chest. "It's too cold for this," he murmurs, voice low, but you…